Glove



July 8, 1941. H s, ROWLES 2,248,200

GGGG E July 8, 1941. H. s.fRow| Es GLOVE Filed Nov. 20, 1959 2Sheets-Sheet 2 .unw lllllllllllll I\ Patented July 8,:194l

STATES PATENT OFFICE Claims.

My invention consists in new and useful improvements in gloves andglovel patterns and relates more particularly to' the manufacture ofdress gloves wherein perfection in t is essential.

I am familiar with various patterns and methods heretofore employed inthe manufacture of gloves and have found that in most instances where aneffort has beeen made to provide a glove, particularly of the dresstype, to conform substantially to the shape of the hand, it has beennecessary to employ a relatively large number of pieces of material fromwhich it naturally followed that a maximum of stitching was required.Furthermore, even though great care has been taken.in cutting andstitching in order to adapt .the glove itself to the peculiar shape ofthe human hand, considerable stretching and straining of the materialand seams has been necessary.

It is also Well known that in the human hand, the fingers are at leastone-half inch longer at the back of the hand than vat the palm due tothe webs between the fingers and, in a number l of instances, glovedesigners have taken this into account in cutting glove patterns; thatis, they have cut the fingers longer on the back section of the patternthan on the palm section, employing a fourchette on the sides of thefingers. However, the fourchettes heretofore employed have provenunsatisfactory in that they do not accurately compensate for thisdifference in 'the length between the back and front portions of thelingers.

It is therefore the primary object of my invention to overcome thesedisadvantages and to provide a glove pattern by means of which thepeculiar anatomy of the human hand may -be covered by a shaped piece ofmaterial joined together by a minimum of seams to another correctlyshaped piece of material for enclosing portions of the fingers in such amanner that the resulting glove provides a maximum freedom of movementfor flexing the hand and using the fingers and thumb. This result isaccomplished ,by completely adapting and fitting the pattern to thecontours of the hand in such a. scientific way as to form a naturalfitting glove, whereby in .nowise does the material employed have to besoft, yielding, stretched, or strained to adapt itself to the shape ofthe human hand.

Another object of my invention is to provide a glove composed of twopieces of materialwith a minimum of seams, whereby a decided saving inlabor and material is effected in addition to the superior wearing andfitting qualities of the glove.

A further object of my invention resides in so designing the patternthat in the glove blank cut therefrom, the ball portion of the thumb isformed integral with the back portion of the glove, and thecorresponding .back and wrist portions of the thumb are'formed integral'with the palm section of the glove.

A still further object of my invention is to accurately compensate forthe difference in length between the front and vback of the ng'ers byproviding a novel fourchette consisting of a strip of materialsubstantially straight along one edge and suitably shaped along theopposite edge, whereby the resulting glove has fingers joined by acontinuous strip without seams at the webs between the fingers, or overthe tips of the fingers.

With the above and other objects in view which will appear as thedescription proceeds, my invention resides in the novel featureshereinafter set forth, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, andmore particuarly pointed out in the appended claims.

Referring to the drawings in which numerals of like character designatesimilar parts throughout the several views,

Fig. 1 is a plan view of my improved glove pattern.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the fourchette formed of a continuous strip.

Fig. 3 is a. perspective detail of a glove made in accordance with thispattern, illustrating the palm portion of the glove, and

Fig. 4 is a perspective view similar to Fig. 3 Ibut showing the backportion of the glove.

In the drawings, referring particularly to Fig. 1, the pattern fromwhich my glove blank is cut consists of a palm section A and a backsection B. Formed integral with the palm section are fingers C, D, E andF, and a thumb portion G, while integral with the back section B areformed finger portions C', D', E' and F', and thumb portion G'. It willbe apparent that the linger portions C to F, inclusive, on the palmsection A are shorter than the complementary finger portions C' to F',inclusive, on the back section B, for the reason, as heretofore pointedout, that due to the webs between the fingers of the human hand, thepalm sides of the fingers are in reality shorter than the back sides ofthe ngers.

As will .be clearly seen from Fig. 1 of the drawings, the outer edge ofthe palm section A is curved inwardly from the extremity of the indexiinger F, toward the palm where it merges with the inner edge of thethumb portion G which projects in a. direction corresponding to thefinger portions. The outer edge of the thumb section G curves outwardlyto a predetermined point and then inwardly toward the wrist portion W.

On the back section B, the outer edge of the index finger F curvesoutwardly to a predetermined point where it merges with the downwardlyand inwardly curved edge of the thumb portion G which projects in adirection opposite to that of the fingers.

Referring to Fig. 2, H represents the fourchette pattern which runs fromthe tip and inside edge of the small finger to the tip and inside edgeof the index finger. This fourchette is in the form of a continuousstripof material substantially straight along one edge Winch, as will laterappear, is stitched to the palm face of the fingers, and is providedwith an undulated contour on its opposite edge which is stitched to theback face of the fingers with the apexes of the undulations between theiingers to compensate for the added length of the back portions of thengers.

Along the edges of the glove pattern proper and the fourchette, I haveindicated a series of matching points which serve as a guide in matchingadjacent edges and in stitching when the glove blank is assembled. Thesematching points are indicated by the numerals I to 24, inelusive.

In making a glove in accordance with my invention, two blanks are rstcut from a piece of suitable material such as leather, or the like,corresponding in shape to the giove pattern proper A, B, and thefourchette pattern H. The glove blank is then folded-along the line .1-x, bringing matching points I, I; 2, 2; and 3, 3 into register as shownin Fig. 4. Thumb section G' is first folded over along line y, thenupwardly along line z, bringing matching points 4, 4; 5, 5; i, 6; l, 1;8, 8; and 9, 9 into register.

The stitching starts at I and continues to 9, where it is discontinued,thus seaming from the wrist portion to the crotch of the thumb at theback of the hand, entirely around the thumb to its crotch at the palm ofthe hand, and up nearly to the tip of the index linger.

'I'he fourchette H is then inserted with its straight edge adjacent theedges of the palm side of the fingers and respective matching points atthe edges of the fourchette and corresponding edges of the fingerportions are brought into register. Stitching is then resumed, startingat 9, running around the index finger F to II, around the next nger E toI3, around the next finger D to I5, and around the inner edge of thesmall finger C to the point I1. of the fingers and fourchette are thenstitched, starting at I'Iaround the inner edge of the small linger C toI9, around the finger D' to 2|, around the finger E to 23, and along theinner edge of the index nger F to point 9 where the fourchette ends.

Thus, I provide a glove which is devoid of stitching in the palm, bycutting the palm or ball of the thumb from the back sectionv of theglove blank, and the corresponding back portion of the thumb from 4thepalm section of the glove blank, employing a continuous seam from thewrist portion adjacent the thumb around the edges of the thumb and up tothe end oi' the index linger to close all but the inner edges of thelingers.

Furthermore, a glove provided with my improved ourchette aiordsperfectly fitting fingers due to the specially shaped strip between thefingers. The resulting glove has lingers joined by a continuous stripwithout seams at lthe web between the fingers or over the tips of thefingers, thereby allowing full iinger movement without stretch or strainand without pieced seams as in the conventional glove construction.

' While I have shown and described my improved glove blank proper asbeing composed of a single piece of material, I may in some instances,for the sake of economy and fully utilizing the material employed, makethis blank from two separate pieces of material. In other words, thepalm and back sections A and B of Fig. 1 may The back portion be cutfrom separate pieces and joined by a seam along the line :r-:z: insteadof a fold. Obviously, this in no way departs from the basic principle ofmy invention as hereinabove set forth.

Furthermore, while I have shown and described an improved fourchette foruse primarilfin the manufacture of dress gloves, it will be understoodthat conventional fourchettes may be employed if desired in connection.,/with the hand blank hereinabove described.

From the foregoing, it is believed that the construction and advantagesof my invention may be readily understood by those skilled in the artwithout further description, it being borne in mind that numerouschanges may be made in the details disclosed Without departing from thespirit of my invention as set out in the following claims.

What I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a glove formed of a single blank having palm and back sectionsfoldable along a line adjacent the little linger, a thumb, the palmportion of' said thumb being formed integral with the back section ofsaid blank, and the back portion of said thumb being formed integralwith the palm section of said blank.

2. In a glove formed of a single blank having palm and back sectionsfoldable -along a line adjacent the little linger, a thumb, the palmportion of said thumb being formed integral with Y the back section ofsaid blank, and the back portion of said thumb being formed integralwith the palm section of said blank, the adjacent side edges of saidfolded blank being joined by a single continuous seam extending from thewrist portion, around the thumb, and substantially to the tip of theindex finger. I

3. A glove blank comprising a. single piece of material foldable along acentral line to form palm and back sections, finger portions oi' apredetermined length integral with said palm section, complementaryfinger portions of greater length than said rst named finger portionsintegral with said back section, a thumb portion integral with said palmsection and extending substantially in the direction of said ngerportions, adapted to form the back of a finished thumb, and acomplementary thumb portion integral with said back section extending ina direction away from the finger portions oi' said section and foldableto form the palm portion of the finished thumb.

4. In a glove having palm and back sections, a thumb, the palm portionof said thumb being formed integral with said back section, and the backportion of said thumb being formed integral with said palm section.

5. A glove blank including palm and back sections, finger portions of apredetermined length integral with said palm section, complementaryfinger portions of -a greater length than said first named'fingerportions integral with said back section, a thumb portion integral withsaid palm section and extending substantially in the direction of saidiinger portions, adapted to form the back of a finished thumb, and acomplementary thumb portion integral with said back section, extendingin a direction away from the linger portions of said section, andfoldable to form the palm ramon of the mashed thumb.

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